consociativismo

consociationalism

noun kon-soh-chah-tee-VEEZ-moh Rare

Also means

power-sharing politics

Usage Note

Consociativismo refers to a political system in which major parties or social blocs share power and resources rather than competing on a winner-takes-all basis. In Italian political discourse, the term often carries a critical connotation, suggesting collusion or opaque bargaining among party elites. The adjective form is consociativo.

Examples

"Il consociativismo ha caratterizzato la Prima Repubblica."

Natural Translation

Consociationalism characterized the First Republic.

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